Got two minutes? Want to help protect the net, and have a chance to meet face-to-face with lawmakers?

“America’s Got Net” is a nationwide YouTube-based competition asking a burning question—why do you love the Internet? How has it empowered you, helped you start a business, serve your community, find a job (or a spouse!), connect with others, participate in society and democracy? With net neutrality on the line, everything you love about the Internet is at risk. Make a video for America’s Got Net so Public Knowledge (and other net-neutrality defenders on the hill) can carry your message directly to lawmakers.

It’s easy to join in—just make a video that’s under 2 minutes explaining why you love the internet, upload it onto YouTube, and tag it “#AGN2010”. That’s it! Submissions will be accepted until midnight PST on July 31, 2010. Winners will be judged based on the power of their story as well as creativity, coherence of message, and potential impact of message. For further details about submission, please refer to AGN’s info page.

Videos that are 720p or higher will be automatically transcoded to WebM!